Appliance for locomotive cabs and tenders.



H. H. VAUGHAN. APPLIANGB POR LOGOMOHVE @ABS AND TBNDERS. APPLIGATIONFILED SEPT, 20, 1912.

l,1,08,816 Patented Aug. 25, 1914.

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APPLIANGB FOR LocoMoTIvE aus AND TBNDERS.

APPLIoATIoN FILED SEPT. 2o, 191'2. I

Patented Aug. 25, 1914..

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HENRY H. VAUGHAN, Ole" MONCEREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

APPLIANCE FOR LOCOMOTIVE CABS ANDy TENDERSt Specieation of" LettersPatent.

Jlatented Aufl'. 25, 191.4.

Application filed September 20, 1912. Serial No. 721,444.

To' /IZ 11i/mm, it muy (fonr'ern ie it known that l, l'lnNnv ll'.VAuou'AN, of the city of Montreal, Provinife of Quebec, Dominion ofCanada, have invented rei-tain new and useful Improvements in Appliancesfor Loromotive Cabs andl Tenders; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, olear, and exact description thereof. My inventionrelates particularly to the rear of the eab and the coal door opening of'the tender, and it. has for its object to proteot the occupants of thecab from the inelemeney of the weather and other disadvantages due toexposure.

-horizontal sectional view; 3 is a translocomotive; and the inventionfurther oon- Sists ofthe construction, combination and "Jartieular arr:ngemeut of parts hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.For full comprehension, however, of' my invention reference must be hadto the aecompanying drawingsforming a part of' this specification', inwhich similar reference "characters indicate the same parts, and

wherein Figurel is a side elevation of the rearand front ends of aloeonwtive-eab and tender, respectively, and a vestibule unitingr them,all constructed and arranged areording to my invention; Fig. .2 is apart plan and part verse vertical sectional view taken on line A A Figi;Fig. 4- is 'z\`d'eta il sectional view taken on lineli p largersealegFigi is a detail'seetionalview taken on line'ff C Fin'. 45; Fig.(i is a detail veriral sectional view taken on line D l) Fig'. 3: Fie. Tis a' detail longitudimtl "vertiia-l .sei-tional vie\\"takeu ,on a linebiseelinfr :the liuurlths` of one of' the hinges; Fig'. 8 is;

' a detail plan view of one of the-hingesa11d lfigfl is a detailtransverse sectional vier: of the'iloorof thi` vestibi'lle, i

'The loeomotive-ra-b 1s 'lndlented at b and l Fien-l and drawn to a.

the forward portion of' the tender at o, eaoli being' in the Amain of"any approved construction. The changes I have made in construction,ail'eet the rear of the eab and front of the tender.

According to my invention the sides 2 of the eab are extended rearwardlyas at 3 to a point near the vertical plane of the rear end of the roofand downwardly as at 4- to the level to which the steps have extended in'locomotive cabs as heretofore oonstructed, and a rear wall 5 partiallycloses in rear end of the eab, thus closing in the firing' deck. videdwith a door (3 covering steps. 7, and the downwardextension l at oneside eonsiste of a plate bolted in place as at 8, to per mit ofren'ioval for the purpose of affording access to or permittingdisplacement of the usual air drum. The sides and rear wall of the eabare provided with glazed windows 90, and sueh rear Wall iu conjunctionwith the side walls form spaces for aeeommodat-- innr a pair o'l" toolboxes at the rear of the steps, and between them and thi` rear wall. Theforward end of the tank fran'ie is made to projert forwardly in box-likefor1n9 and roof plates i2, 13 and l -l cover the extreme forward end ofthe tender .and the portions of the sides immediately adjacent to theforward end; while the front wall 15 is inclined forwardly from thesides toward the middle to ait'ord the required clearance. The inner endof this -front wall has the Each side of the eab is pro-y outwardly andlaterally fianged rear end- '16 of a forwardly pririeeting` extension'l7of inverted U moss-section riveted thereto and stradCling` theprojeetion 9 of the tank, the latter.I :formingy the floor and theextension 1,7 a portion o'fthe walls and roof of the passage betweenthetender and eab; sueh passage being,T completed. by a member intelescopic relation with the member 17, and held vyieldingly thereonagainst relative lateral and endwise displacement, and in this mannermaintaining a tight joint with the rear wall of the eab. This yieldingtelescopio member eomprises a pair of wings 20 fitted slidably upon thesides of the inverted U member i7 upon which it be: 's and by which itis guided in endwise movement and retained against lateraldisplaeein'ent. A pair ofA verticalz-diapliragms 2l are carried at eachside etz-'this member 17 'and have the wings hinged thereto. The purposeof these diaphragme :is to bearx through suitable rubhing plates uponthe rear wall of the cab and in order to canse them to mahea good jointand follow the deflections-of such rear wall .from posit,` rightwanglesto the number 17, a sei ,.lo'ffplungers 30,' a pair at cach side areconnected to and supportt ie diaphragm andare guided in sleeves 31flanged as yat 32.1ieaif theirlforwaid ends through which they aresecured lo the 'front .plate 15 of=the1tendei3the main length oic thesleeves projecting through'the plates into Ythe coal space and beingclosed by caps .53.. The plnngers are reduced in diaineteinear theirroerende and screw-.threadedto receive cellars y,ltbetween which and thecaps helical spi-ings 35 bear and yieldingly vmaintain the plungers andwith them the diaphragins in 'forward prsition. These diaphragmeI areriveted to and support a rubbing plate 3G in the form of an inuerted Uwith a cross-bar 37 extenaling across the 'front of the tank projection9. In order to obtain an effective ioint between the wings Q0 and walls17l the leaves 40 and 41, resp-ectively, of the hinges are formed withsockets et?. in which rods 43 'are set for guiding andy .retaining-helical springs 44E; and the lateral lrelative displacement between thewings and diaphragms is accommodated by slots 48 in the hinge members'll1 within which the piny tles 49 are free to movement,

The joint between the top ot the member 17 and the rubbing plate 36 iseffected by an overhanging flange or plate 50 rigidly secured to therubbing plate byl an angle- .iron 51 rivet/ed to both. The rubbing platebears upon a second rubbingplate 60 of similar contour but greater widthand riveted to the rear wall 5 oit the cab.

l. The cab floor and coal deck are indicated at and '75 respectivelyandthe tender trame at T6.

i A. pla-te S() with its ends 'turned up as at have restrictedhorizontal 81 and its rear side edge hinged to the coal deck rests uponthe cab Hoor and serves as an apron. H

This construction presents a vestibule connection between the locomotivecab and ten. der which ati'ords. ample protection for thel and wing 20and'extension 17 bear ytightly one upon the other and effectivelyexclude the elements from the tiring deck.

. What 'l claim is as follows 1. A locomotive cab' having an extensionat its rear end, such extension having side doors foringi'ess and egressto and from the cab, anda vestilnih-i structure forming a passagewaybetween the cab-and atender,

il. The combination with th" rar end of a locomotive cab and the forwardend ot a tender, one side of` the cab having a door for ingress andegress-to and from the cab, of a rubbing plate rigidly secured upon thecab; a second rubbing plate; means" carried by the tender for.supporting the said last mentioned rubbing` plate and causing the sameto, bear vupon the present a relatively narrow inclosed passagewaybetween the tender and locomotive.

2'). l locomotive cab having a rearward eX- tension for connect-ion witha tender and the cab b having aside door therein.

4. A locomotive cab having a rearward extension for connection with atender and a cab having aside door therein and steps within theextension.

5. A locomotive cab having a rearward extension with side doors therein,steps within the extension, the said extension being arranged toaccommodate tool,.boxes within the cab at the rear of thesteps.

6. In a vestibule connection between two pieces of rolling stock, alpair i t rubbing plates carried by said pieces of roilingstock, meansrigidly securing one'rubbing plate`to one oit'said pieces of rollingstock, and means yieldingly supporting the other rubbing platerelatively to the iirst mentioned plate.

7. A vestibule forming a pa sageway between two pieces of rollingstoclrcomprising a pair of rubbing plates carried by said firstmentioned rubbingu plate; and telesccpic means constructed to pieces oitrolling stock and consisting of a member of inverted U-orm secured toone el. said pieces and a second member of inverted U-i'orm secured tothe other of said pieces such second member slrronnding the l'irstmentioned member and being slidably supported by the same for thepurpose of forming a passageway between the two pieces of rolling stock.

S. A. vestibule. Vforming a passageway between two pieces ot'ijollingstock comprising a pair of rubbing; pieces of rolling stock andconsisting' of a member of inverted U-form secured to one ot said piecesand a second member of in- \erted U-'torm secured to the other of saidpieces such second member surrounding the {irst menti; .ied member forthe purposeof Forming a passageway .between the two pieces of rollingstock.

9. The combination with a locomotive cab and tender, of pair ofdiaphragme located lattes carried by said l0. The combination with alocomotive eab and tender, ol. a series of plunger-s at eac'h side otand carried by the tender, a diaphragm plate of inverted U formsnpported by the plungers, a series of springs retaining the plnngers intheir forward position; means forming a relatively narrow passagewayextdding from the. tender toward the cabg"ivings mounted upon thevdiaphragm plate, and forming a projection pli. the passageway; andmeans carried by the diaphragm plate and overl'ianging the forward endof the passageway.

ll. rl`he combination with a locomotive ab and tender, of a series ofplungers mmnrtedat each side -ot the tender; a diaphragm plate ofinverted U 'form supported by the plnngers; means `forming a passagewayextending from the tender toward the eab; Wings hinged to thediaphragn'i plate; a series of springs separating the members ot' thehinges; means carried by the diaphragm plate and overhanging the forwardend of the passageway.

l2. The combination with a locomotive eab and tender, of a series ofplungers mounted at each side of the tender; a diaphragm'. plate ofinverted U form supported by the plungers; means forming a passagewayextending from the tender toward the eab; wings hinged to the diaphragmplate; a series of springs separating the members it the hinges; aflanged plate riveted to the diaphragm plate and overhai'iging thetorward end of the passageway.

l'. .lhe combination with a loron'iotive eab and. tender, of a series otplungers mounted at each side ofthe tender; a diaphragm plate 'ot'inverted U vt'orm supported by the plungen; means forming apassagewayextendingfrom the tender toward the cab; an apron within the passagewayand covering the joint between the t'orward end ol the lleor ot the saidpassageway and the eab; wings hinged to the diaphragm plate; a series ofsprings separating the nit-embers of the hinges;.and means carried bythe diaphragm plate and ovm-hanging the l'orward end ot' the passageway.

let. The combination with a loeomotive eab and tender; ot' a series ofplungers mounted at each side of the tender. a diaphragm plate oi.inverted U form supported by the plungers: means forming a passagewayextending from the tender toward the Cab; an a ron within the passagewayand coverine' tlie joint between the l'orward end ol the iloor oit thesaid passageway and the eab; wings hinged to the diaphragm plate; aseries ol.' springs separating the members oli the hinges; a llangedplate riveted to the diaphragm plate and overhanging the l'm'ward end olthe passageway.

L5. A. vestibule appliance between two pieces of rolling stock;eomprising a pair ol. diaphragms located at opposite sides of and withinthe' space between the piet-es of rolling steelt; yielding supports uponone ot' the pieces o1 said rolling storfhY lor the diaphragms; meansforming a relatively narrow passageway from one to the other ol the saidpieces of .rolling sloelc; wings rarried by the (fliaphragms and lorminga yielding projection ol. the passmgeway'; and means carried by thediaphragm and overhanging the Yforward end ot the passageway.

lli. A vestibule appliance between two pieces of rolling stock;comprising a series ot' plangers at each side ot' and carried by one ofthe pieces of rolling steelt; a diaphragm plate ot inverted U-iormsupported by the plungers2 a series of springs retaining the plungers 1ntheir forward position; means forming a relatively narrow passagewayextending from one piece of' rolling stock'to the other; wings mountedupon the diaphragm plate and forming a projeiztion ot' the passageway,and means carried by the diaphragm plate and overhangingr the forwardend of the passageway.

17. A vestibule appliance between two pieces ot' rolling stock;comprising a series ot' plungers mounted at each side ot' one ot thepieces ot rollinfr stock; a diaphragm plate of inverted U-torm supportedby the plungers, means forming a Ipassageway extending trem one ot' thepieces ot rolling stock to the other; wings hinged to the diaphragmplate; a series of springs separating the members of the hinges; meansearried by tlmfdiaphragm plate and overhanging the forward end of thepassageway.

1,8. A vestibule applianee between two pieces oi rolling steelt,comprising a series of plungers at each side of one oi the pier-es otrolling stock; a diaphragm plate ot inverted U-tormsupported by theplungers; means 'forming a passageway extending trom'one piece otrolling stoel( to the other; wings hinged to the diaphragm plate: aseries ole springs separating the members ot the hinges: a l'langedplate hinged to the diaphragm plate and overl'langing the t'orward endot the passageway. i

1 9. A. vestibule appliance between two vpieces of rolling stoelr;comprising1 a series ot' plungers mounted on each side of and carried byone piece of rolling stock; a diaphragm plate of inverted U-tormsupported hv the Dlungers, a series of springs retaining Lhefpllmgersinliheir forward position, areaal; Forming a. passageway from one pieceof rolling freek io' the other; an apron Within the passageway verering*die joints; in the forward end of Surh passageway and ene :if thepieces 0i rolling steek, wings mountenl upon the diaphragm plaie andforming a projerbion of the passageway; andnie the other; an apronwithin the passageway.

covering a joinbwithin the floor from one end. ol the passageway and oneof the pieces` of rolling steek; wings hinged to the aliapliragin plate,a series of springs separating the n'ielnbers of the hinges; and meanscarried by the diaphragm plate and mf'erl'ianging the forward end of thepassageway.

l. )i` vestibule appliance between two pieces of rolling;r stock,comprising a Serien' of plungniei'f-s at eaeli Side of one of thep'eeeaoi rolling aioek, a diaphragm plaiey of invered Ulerni supported by theplangers; means forming a paar-,zageway extending from one ai? thepieces of rolling stoel; to the other; an apron within the passagewaycovering thel joint at the forward end 0i" the Said passageway and one'of thegpieeea o'l' rolling steek;` ,'vings hinged to the diaphragmplate;l a series of springe separat ing the members of the hingea; aiiangeii platev riveted to the diaphragm plate anal @verh:lirgiiigy thelmrward end* of the 'passageway'.

ln iestinmny hereofi have signed my naine to iha epeeiralion in thepre-,eme ei: two witnesses.

h''enlreah epbeniber 3, 1912.

HENRY H. VAUGI'IAAN.

vYlhmesaes E. R. Prefs, GORDON Gr. Cooke.

